David B. Hoppe is an experienced international transactional lawyer and a recognized authority on emerging legal issues in high-growth media/technology sectors, including video games, generative AI, digital assets, VR/AR/XR, and digital media/entertainment.

Over a career spanning three decades, based in New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Stockholm/Helsinki, Mr. Hoppe has advised clients ranging from multinational enterprises to founders and early-stage startups on high-value content and technology licensing agreements, major-franchise video game publishing and development agreements, international esports tournaments, film/streaming option agreements with major studios, generative AI training content access agreements and crypto/blockchain regulatory compliance.

Mr. Hoppe is a frequent speaker in the United States and internationally on cutting-edge legal topics, and is regularly quoted in publications and media such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Law, ABC News, CNBC and TMZ Live. Mr. Hoppe is the author of two books: Chapter and Metaverse: Legal Trends and Developments in Web3 and NFTs, 2023, and Esports in Court, Crimes in VR, and the 51% Attack, each a collection of observations, anecdotes, analyses, and opinions about media and technology legal trends. He has spoken on issues in media and technology law at Georgetown University Law Center and Harvard Law School.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Hoppe was a senior associate with White & Case LLP, based in New York, Tokyo and other international offices, and was in-house international counsel for Excite.com, a Nasdaq-listed internet portal, in Silicon Valley. He also served as North America general counsel for Capcom, the Japanese video game publisher, while maintaining his separate law practice.

In 2003, Mr. Hoppe founded Gamma Law, a law firm focused on emerging technologies, with offices in San Francisco and New York and a significant Japan practice.

Proficient in spoken and written Japanese, Mr. Hoppe lived and worked in Japan for several years. He is a member of the Japan Society of Northern California and has been a frequent presenter at the Japan Online Game Association (JOGA) in Tokyo. He is a member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, among various other professional and industry organizations.

Mr. Hoppe is a Northern California Super Lawyer (2020-2024). He is licensed in California and New York.